Elya
A unisex name of Hebrew origin, meaning my god is yahweh; modern form of Elijah.
Elya by the numbers
In 2025, 6 babies in England and Wales were named Elya. In the US, 25 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 19 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Other names that come from Elijah
Like Elya, each of these traces back to Elijah: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Elliottbright fame; a form of Elijah2,996 in the US (2017)
- Elliotbright fame; a form of Elijah544 in England and Wales (2025)
- Alijahmy god is Yahweh; a form of Elijah676 in the US (2017)
- Eliotgod is my god; a form of Elijah205 in the US (2017)
- Eliyahmy god is yahweh; variant of Elijah19 in England and Wales (2025)
- Elyjahmy God is Yahweh; a modern respelling of Elijah67 in the US (2017)
- Elieascended; a form of Elijah44 in the US (2017)
- Iliasfrom troy; greek form of Elijah14 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Elya. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Elya
Names that are said the same way as Elya, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Elliagod is my salvation; a form of Elias122 in the US (2017)
- Eliahmy god is yahweh; a form of Elijah70 in the US (2017)
- Elaiaolive tree30 in England and Wales (2025)
- Eulawell-spoken; sweet voice14 in the US (2017)
- Elahiof god; divine11 in England and Wales (2025)
- Elaahidivine, pertaining to god6 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean God
Like Elya, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Elya
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